Miroshnichenko is from Ussuriysk, and is located in Siberia near the Chinese/Russian border. Miroshnichenko moved to Moscow to play youth hockey with Buran Voronezh, and played his U16, U17, and U18 with Vityaz Podolsk.
So imagine the shock when Miroshnichenko found out he had a form of Hodgkin's Lymphoma back in March. Fortunately, it was a common type that is treatable, and has been receiving treatment in Germany, his determination to get back to the sport has paid off.